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On Race and Hate Crimes Against Disabled Victims

Melissa Stoddard, light brown skinned natural brown haired biracial autistic holds a mirror and smiles wearing a pink two-toned sweater and ...

Oh To Be Young, Black, And Autistic: The Ignored Murder of Charnice Milton

Image of Charnice Milton, a young African American woman in braids pulled back neatly with a white tie, a gold loop earring, wire-rimmed gla...

Random Thoughts at The Intersection of Race, White Privilege, and Disability Rights Advocacy

Black letters on a white field read "No one is asking you to apologize for being privileged; people want you to stop using your privile...

I Can't Breathe

“ There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”  ― Montesquieu, The Sp...

Making Neli Latson Matter: The Invisible Intersected Black Members of The Autism Community

I have been haunted by the case of Reginald "Neli" Latson, a victim of racism and ableism for four Neli Latson in 2010 years.  His...

On Disparity in Education: The Risks and Bravery of Being First

The school year is about to begin. Being one of the first or the only students with any discernible divergence in any characteristic is dang...

On Disparity in Education: Equality is Not Justice

There was a meme making the rounds of all the social networking communities a while ago. The meme was entitled "Equality Doesn't Me...

On Murder of Jordan Davis By Michael Dunn

Apparently no one reads what I write.  Let me explain. Recently, deeply wounded by the verdict in the trial of Michael Dunn for the murder o...

Intersectionality and Representation: Ingrained and Unconscious Discrimination

Every autism nonprofit organization should have some form of policy statement clearly visible on its web site and accessible to all who need...

Guest Blogger in Poems for Social Justice

Content: Description of court proceedings and racism. Sit with me BY: LYDIA BROWN If you still believe in a post-racial society or colorblin...